<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LarryJ:
The per unit crew cost for an RJ is significantly higher than for a mainline aircraft due to the smaller number of seats and lower average speed per block hour. The cost savings with the RJ is in direct operating cost, not in labor cost.
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Are you kidding??? Have you looked at the pay scale diferences between Eagle and Mainline?